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Barracuda Boasts 'Bare Metal' Performance With Eon

May 08, 2013 04:01 PM
Network virtualization platform delivers up to 240 Gbps throughput; Big Switch uses F5 API for cloud orchestration; Dell brings high-performance firewall to midmarket; McAfee acquires Stonesoft; Motorola unveils 11ac access points.

Best of Interop Finalists Announced

April 16, 2013 03:24 PM
Finalists for the 2013 Best of Interop awards have been chosen in seven IT categories, including cloud and virtualization, networking and security. The winners will be announced next month at Interop Las Vegas.

F5 Tackles BYOD with MDM Products and Services

February 22, 2013 02:53 PM
News roundup: F5 announces MDM software and SaaS service; Citrix leverages Zenprise acquisition to launch XenMobile; GroundWork Monitor watches hybrid cloud environments.

F5 Acquires SDN Startup LineRate Systems

February 12, 2013 12:06 PM
News roundup: F5's LineRate Systems acquisition targets data center programmability, scalability; Dell launches a new switch and rolls out OpenFlow support; CA simplifies IAM offerings; Veeam offers VM backup up to 15 cloud providers.

Readers Respond: F5 Firewall Challenges Cisco, Check Point

February 06, 2013 05:38 PM
Network Computing readers weighed in on F5’s entry into the firewall market and how its strategy of integrating firewall software into its load-balancing platform might play out with customers and competitors.

F5 Challenges Cisco, Check Point with New Firewall

January 30, 2013 11:35 AM
News roundup: F5 launches firewall software for its Big-IP platform; Spirent and Fluke release new appliances for testing and management; Extreme adds AVB support to Summit switches; Meetrix and Polycom team up to support IBM Sametime in the cloud.

Silver Peak, F5 Put Virtual Appliances in Amazon Cloud

December 04, 2012 07:10 AM
Many networking vendors offer virtualized appliances that can run in a hypervisor. Now more vendors moving those appliances into public clouds.

Startup Aryaka Unveils Application Delivery-as-a-Service

October 26, 2012 05:49 PM
Aryaka has built out a private network via multiple points of presence to help speed application traffic without the need for hardware at the customer premises.

F5 Cozies Up to VMware; Clears Up Two VMware View Shortcomings

September 04, 2012 10:43 AM
F5 joins VMware's Ready Program for Networking and Security, making all of its Big-IP application services available to vCloud Director and becoming a critical component for unlocking the full potential of automated application deployment.

Application Defined Networking: The Next Wave

August 23, 2012 10:36 AM
Application defined networking's top-down approach is the next big wave in virtualized environments. Get on board or get left behind.

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